Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Eczema - Reporter s File - A New View on the Roots of Itchy Skin - NY Times Health
Eczema - Reporter s File - A New View on the Roots of Itchy Skin - NY Times Health: "A New View on the Roots of Itchy Skin
By INGFEI CHEN
Eczema can affect various parts of the body, including the eyelid.
Dr. P. Marazzi/Photo Researchers, Inc.
Eczema can affect various parts of the body, including the eyelid.
In Brief:
The prevailing theory that chronic eczema is primarily an allergic disease has been challenged in recent years.
Genetic studies suggest that a defective, leaky skin barrier is the initial cause in up to half of eczema cases seen by doctors.
Topical drugs that reduce inflammation are still the mainstay of treating rashes, but new genetic findings highlight the importance of keeping the skin barrier intact by frequent use of moisturizers.
For millions of people who suffer from chronic eczema, life can become a hellish existence in which patches of dry skin become red and inflamed and constantly cry out: scratch me!
“It’s like having poison oak or poison ivy 24 hours a day, seven days a week, forever,” said Vicki Kalabokes, chief executive of the nonprofit National Eczema Association in San Rafael, Calif.
The best treatments, like prescription creams and ointments that tamp down inflammation, can provide some relief. Antihistamines may aid nighttime sleep, and a good skin-ca"
By INGFEI CHEN
Eczema can affect various parts of the body, including the eyelid.
Dr. P. Marazzi/Photo Researchers, Inc.
Eczema can affect various parts of the body, including the eyelid.
In Brief:
The prevailing theory that chronic eczema is primarily an allergic disease has been challenged in recent years.
Genetic studies suggest that a defective, leaky skin barrier is the initial cause in up to half of eczema cases seen by doctors.
Topical drugs that reduce inflammation are still the mainstay of treating rashes, but new genetic findings highlight the importance of keeping the skin barrier intact by frequent use of moisturizers.
For millions of people who suffer from chronic eczema, life can become a hellish existence in which patches of dry skin become red and inflamed and constantly cry out: scratch me!
“It’s like having poison oak or poison ivy 24 hours a day, seven days a week, forever,” said Vicki Kalabokes, chief executive of the nonprofit National Eczema Association in San Rafael, Calif.
The best treatments, like prescription creams and ointments that tamp down inflammation, can provide some relief. Antihistamines may aid nighttime sleep, and a good skin-ca"
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Bisphenol-A - BPA - Medicine and Health - Safety - A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions - New York Times
Bisphenol-A - BPA - Medicine and Health - Safety - A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions - New York Times
This is an overreaction to a low but real potential hazard. It's important to put these kind of risks in perspective. Symptomatic of a larger issue in our society about over anxiety, I think.
This is an overreaction to a low but real potential hazard. It's important to put these kind of risks in perspective. Symptomatic of a larger issue in our society about over anxiety, I think.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Bottle Maker to Stop Using Plastic Linked to Health Concerns - New York Times
Bottle Maker to Stop Using Plastic Linked to Health Concerns - New York Times
The power of fear to shape the market, BPA is on its way out. Power to the rats!
The power of fear to shape the market, BPA is on its way out. Power to the rats!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Media and Society | Frontline Documentary To Look At Universal Health Care Systems in Five Capitalist Countries - Kaisernetwork.org
Media and Society | <i>Frontline</i> Documentary To Look At Universal Health Care Systems in Five Capitalist Countries - Kaisernetwork.org
This should be interesting in terms of informing debate on this issue, as it is a major difference between the domestic policy priorities between the rep and dems.
This should be interesting in terms of informing debate on this issue, as it is a major difference between the domestic policy priorities between the rep and dems.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Public Forum to Address Safety Issues on Vaccines - New York Times
Public Forum to Address Safety Issues on Vaccines - New York Times
There is a fairly significant distrust of govt and the vaccine industry, and it taps into the real /and imagined risks of vaccinations .To deal with this fundamentally requires trust ,no trust, then no amount of "data" will assuage the true believers of vaccine-autism links. Transparency at every will level I think in the long run be useful and even integral.
There is a fairly significant distrust of govt and the vaccine industry, and it taps into the real /and imagined risks of vaccinations .To deal with this fundamentally requires trust ,no trust, then no amount of "data" will assuage the true believers of vaccine-autism links. Transparency at every will level I think in the long run be useful and even integral.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Chickenpox Vaccine Update
Chickenpox Vaccine Update
Recently saw a child with chicken pox but the symptoms are less classic looking.
Recently saw a child with chicken pox but the symptoms are less classic looking.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med -- Abstract: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Examining Written Action Plans in Children: What Is the Plan?,
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